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Sewage still seeps through Kariega streets and the mayor is nowhere to be seen

Promises made in July have not been kept

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News | 25 October 2023

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Tension mounts at Springs mine as police mobilise

AMCU claims that miners are voluntarily protesting underground at Gold One but there are definitely people being held hostage

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News | 24 October 2023

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Microplastics are a danger to our health. Here’s how to reduce our exposure to them

Some well-intentioned initiatives make the situation worse

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Science | 24 October 2023

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Children’s parks turned into rubbish dumps

Intimidation has prevented repairs to parks in Delft, Cape Town

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News | 24 October 2023

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Government flats falling apart, say Wentworth residents

EThekwini municipality to assess buildings’ conditions next week

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News | 24 October 2023

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Almost a third of Limpopo residents have no access to piped water

Human Rights Commission report slams failure of water supply in Limpopo

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News | 23 October 2023

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Here’s how the Western Cape can prepare better for weather like we had in September

Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters

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Science | 23 October 2023

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Picketers demand justice for pro-Palestine protester assaulted during marathon

Woodstock police say they are investigating

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Brief | 23 October 2023

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Cable theft and shootings force Cape Town libraries to close

But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities

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News | 23 October 2023

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Thousands march in Cape Town, call for ceasefire in Gaza

Protesters demand that South Africans who join Israeli Defence Force be prosecuted

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News | 22 October 2023

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One train a day for Eastern Cape commuters

Since Monday you can now leave Kariega for Gqeberha by train at 6:15am and take the return trip at 5:15pm

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Brief | 20 October 2023

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This is where people are occupying Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town

There are about 4,000 households occupying the line between Nyanga and Philippi, according to the Housing Development Agency

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Feature | 20 October 2023

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Limpopo villagers finally get vital bridge but not through government

The Vondo community raised their own funds and finished the job with the help of a state owned forestry company and a private enterprise

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Brief | 20 October 2023

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Right to Read campaign launches in Makhanda

Civil society and teachers join forces to make early-grade literacy a national priority

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Brief | 20 October 2023

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“Activist” ordered to remove defamatory social media posts

“Believing that one pursues a worthy cause in the public interest does not justify publishing false statements about another party”

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Law | 19 October 2023

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The Lottery: A South African good news story

Will there also be a good news story about Metrorail?

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